December ServicesFriday, December 2 6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Services Saturday, December 3 10:00 a.m. Yom Shabbat Services 11:15 a.m. Tot Shabbat Group Aliyah and Blessing for December Wedding Anni-versariesFriday, December 9 6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat ServicesSaturday, December 10 10:00 a.m. Yom Shabbat Services, Kiddush sponsored by the Imburg Family in honor of Xavier Beverly, Temple Beth-El's newest member, for his untiring work as the head chef for The Giving Heart Community Thanksgiving FeastFriday, December 16 6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Services Saturday, December 17 10:00 a.m. Yom Shabbat Services, Main Sanctuary Guest speaker followed by Q&A 9:30 a.m. Nesiyah Shabbat for Religious School fami-lies in Kiddush Room;Friday, December 23 6:00 p.m. Neshamah Shabbat Services Traditional, Unabridged, Hebrew-only Shabbat ServicesSaturday, December 24 10:00 a.m. Yom Shabbat ServicesFriday, December 30 6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Services Saturday, December 31 10:00 a.m. Yom Shabbat ServicesGroup Aliyah and Blessing for December Birthdays

Temple Beth-El Bulletin1 Kislev - 2 Tevet December 2016

Join us for a weekend of

Music & Enlightenmentwith Kirtan Rabbi

Andrew HahnDecember 2-4

Rabbi Andrew Hahn, Ph.D., combines a variety of tools to introduce Jewish Wisdom to an increasingly global, religious village.

His music is characterized by great energy, passion and melodic flow.

Friday, 12/2 Rabbi Hahn will join us for Shabbat Services6:00 pm, 3330 Grove Ave. Main Sanctuary

Saturday, 12/3 Rabbi Hahn will join us for Shabbat Services10:00 am, 3330 Grove Ave. Main Sanctuary

Saturday, 12/3Concert: A Night of Mystical Chanting

7:30 pm, 3330 Grove Ave. Main Sanctuary (doors open at 7:00 pm)Suggested Donation $18

Sunday, 12/4 Rabbi Hahn will lead a special program for our Religious School students

9 am - 12 pm Brown Religious School, 601 N. Parham Rd.

Find out more about Rabbi Hahn at KirtanRabbi.com

sponsored by

Temple Beth-El | The Chrysalis InstituteIntegral Yoga Center

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Highlights in this IssueHavurah Spotlight .....................................2An Evening with Rabbi Arie Hasit ..........3Visioning Committee Update ..................3Religious School News/Events ............. 4-5Hannukah Party/Blood Drive ..................6Adult Education & The Bridge.................8Life & Legacy Program .............................9

Please Note• The regular columns written by Rabbi Knopf and Hazzan Marian will now be

posted on blog pages on the Temple Website. You can find the blogs by going to bethelrichmond.org-- look for "Blogs" on the right side of the screen; click on anything on that list.

• Visioning Committee updates will continue to be published in the Bulletin (here) as well as on the website.

• The president's column will appear in the bulletin, as needed, when there is other news to share.

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TheHavurah Project

at Temple Beth-El

SpotlightAs a way to get to know all the newly-formed Havurah groups, we will be peiodically sharing one or two "bios" submitted by each group. Enjoy.

Grateful Dalet The Grateful Dalet Havurah had its first Shabbos dinner at the home of Joan and Neal Menkes on November 11. We lit the candles, said the prayers and blessings and during dinner shared our backgrounds, pro-fessions, interests and community activities. Universally we agreed that the Grateful Daled was Grateful to the Temple for bringing us together for new friendships and strengthening existing friendships. Two couples found they lived around the corner from each other! “It’s a great idea to make new friends in the Congregation,” said Neal Menkes, head of the Temple Ritual Committee. Ben Lewis, Presi-dent of Temple Beth-El, added “We envisioned the project as another extension of the temple community occurring around the Shabbos table. I am personally delighted.” “There are almost 200 members of the Congregation in the pro-gram,” said Neal who lobbies for non-profit organizations. Our hostess Joan Menkes teaches Chemistry at Monacan High School and formerly was a lab worker at Saint Mary’s Hospital. Laura Lewis recently completed an 18 month position as the Inter-im Development Officer at the Maggie Walker Governor’s School Foun-dation. At TBE, she is former chair of the Religious School Committee and former interim chair of the Personnel Committee, on which she still serves. Ben Lewis is involved in technology sales and consulting for state and local government agencies. In addition to his role as pres-ident of TBE, he is also involved with the University of Virginia Jefferson Scholar Program which provides scholarships for out-standing students. Roberta Elford is the “point guard” for the Grateful Dalet. She is the “go to” person. Howard Elford is a biochemist at MCV researching drugs to cure Cancer and Sickle Cell Anemia. Rober-ta assists him with his work. Bob Flax practices general bankruptcy at his law firm. His wife, Marilyn Lipsitz-Flax, who is a retired school teacher, has her desk across from his. Both enjoy socializing and also belong to Beth Ahabah’s Havurah, where they are also members. They love the symphony and the opera. Debbie Friedman is a native Richmonder and Elliot is from New Jersey. They met at Temple Beth-El. She is retired from Bank of America and is now a full-time volunteer. Elliot is a Program Manager for Cognizant,a systems consulting firm. Debbie has served as president of Richmond Hadassah chapter and of South-ern Seaboard Region and currently serves a National Hadassah’s Annual Giving Chair. She is also a volunteer for the JCC, serving on the Patron of the Arts and Book Fair Committees and serves on the Greater Richmond Association for Volunteer Administration (GRAVA).

Debbie is a highly acclaimed singer, and in past years she was a member of Beth-El’s choir during the High Holy Days. Debbie and Elliot are excited about participating in the Havurah and look forward to new friendships. Carole Stevens arrived in Richmond 10 years ago from her native California. She has been the Publicity Chair for Hadassah for several years. She is also a volunteer for Jewish Family Services and is a member of Sisterhood. Carole is a journalist and has worked as an Editorial Assistant and writer for Los Angeles Magazine and has been a Contributing Editor for many national magazines. She wrote the book that goes with “Scared Straight,” a documentary film that won an Academy Award and six Em-mys. She has chaired the California State Commission for the Santa Mon-ica Mountains Conservancy and the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission and the LA County Small Craft Harbor Commission. She has been a member of the Los Angeles Jewish Community Relations Commit-tee, the UCLA Governmental Affairs Committee, the National Women’s Political Caucus and President of the Federation of Hillside and Canyon Association. She is the recipient of UCLA’s Alumni award for Outstanding Community Service.

Clockwise from left: Joan Menkes, Neal Menkes, Elliot Friedman, Ben Lewis, Laura Lewis, Carole Stevens, Howard Elford, Roberta ElfordNot pictured: Debbie Friedman, Marilyn Lipshitz-Flax, Bob Flax

Temple Beth-El's Havurah Project was made possible through an IMPACT GRANTfrom the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond.

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Special Guest at Beth-El Monday, dec. 5 | 7:30 pm Grove Ave. Kiddush RoomDisagreement and Coexistence: What Hillel and Shammai Can Teach Us about Communitypresented by Rabbi Arie Hasit In a world that seems increasingly polarized, how do we disagree with each other? Can we live together while celebrating the real ideological disputes between us? Come join Rabbi Arie Hasit, the founding rabbi of the new Maso-rti comminity in the town of Mazkeret Batya, Israel, to learn about how Hillel and Shammai, two of the greatest scholars of the Jewish people, learned to live

together without compromising their own values. Rabbi Hasit will also share the challenges of creating a dynamic com-munity in Israel -- one that celebrates pluralism -- while sharing some of the delicacies that make his new home such a delicious place to live. Rabbi Arie Hasit, a graduate of the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary in Jerusalem, is the founding rabbi of a new Masorti community in Mazkeret Batya, as well as the educational coordinator for Rav Siach, a program designed to help connect Israeli and Diaspora Jews. Prior to his role in Mazkeret Batya, Rabbi Hasit worked as the rabbinic intern at Maso-rti congregations in Jerusalem, Kfar Vradim, and Tel Aviv and for three years as the acting rabbi of NOAM- USY's sister movement in Israel. Rabbi Hasit grew up in Cherry Hill, NJ and has a BA from Harvard University, where he focused on studying the expression of identity in Israeli hip hop. He made aliyah in 2005 and has been in Israel since.

December 2016 Communique

Just a quick update for this month… We have launched the One Community, One Campus focus groups. Eighty-nine individuals expressed an interest. Married couples were asked to choose one spouse to participate. With that caveat, we were able to issue invitations to all who expressed inter-est to participate. The first session took place November 14th and three other focus groups are scheduled for December. Information gained from these groups will be summarized and used to inform a survey which will be widely disseminated.

We look forward to sharing the information gleaned as we strive toward a spiritual community space that will enable us to realize our vision and we’re excited to take these initial steps!

Your feedback is always welcome via tbevisioning@gmail. com.

-Judy Gary, Roy Zeidman, Marsha Feldstein, Hilton Rubin, Ari Hirsch, Debbie Minden, Rabbi Michael Knopf, Ben Lewis, Brie Stammer, Chris Greenberg, Jake Pasternak, and Moshe Feldman

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News from Brown Religious School Ramona Brand, Director of Youth Learning

Ramona speaks to 9th grade Honors Social Studies students at Thomas Dale High School in Chester

December School CalendarSundays: 4, 11 Wednesdays: 7, 14Nesiyah Shabbat: 17

December EventsDecember 3: Tot Shabbat 11:15 am Grove Ave. Kiddush Room Families can enjoy a Shabbat service geared families with children age Birth -2nd grade and filled with music, stories, movement.December 11: Hanukah Party 9am – 12 am at school; details on page 6December 17: Nesiyah Shabbat and 6th Grade Family Learning 9:30am - 12:30 pm Grove Ave. Kiddush RoomDetails on page 5

Beth-El Youth Groups Ready for FUN! Temple Beth-El offers a full complement of youth programs from 2nd through 12th grades. All activities meet after Sun-day school unless noted. December 4: Kadima (grades 6-8) BowlAmerica details at rightDecember 11: Ruach (grades 2-5) Hoppy Hanukah at Jumpology 12:00pm - 2:30pm details on page 5December 11: Beth-El High School Youth Group: (grade 8-12) Rock Climbing at Tuckahoe YMCA 2 – 4pm details on page 7

For more information contact Ramona L. Brand, Director of Youth Learning 804-355-3564 ext. 111r.brand@bethelrichmond.orgSchool registration form can be accessed online:bethelrichmond.org/education/ brown-religious-school

Building Community Understanding through Education On November

9th and 10th I had the opportunity to be a guest speaker at Thomas Dale High School in Chesterfield. My presentation was part of a program designed by 9th Grade Honors Social Studies teacher, Nathaniel Bell, to bring more understanding about world religions to his students. He envisioned a community outreach program to bring religious scholars of four major religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism to his students. I was honored to be asked to represent Judaism. "Having someone who is of the faith we are learning about who is also knowledgeable in that field is invaluable for my students. Opening their eyes by connecting what we have learned to someone who lives it and has studied it cannot be replicated in any way. " Mr. Bell stated as for why he worked for almost a year to get this program approved. Most of the students had not met a

person of Jewish faith, and they were very interested in the history of Judaism and its influence on later world religions as well as contempo-rary American Jewish practice. The students were especially intrigued with the hands-on "show and tell" of Judaic objects that I brought to the school. One student comment-ed after my visits, "I like that she [Mrs. Brand] brought in things to look at. If she just told us about the Torah that would have been okay but she had one to see. That was awesome." Mr. Bell was very happy with the out-come of the program. "My students were excited about what we had done and asked to make sure we would have more speakers in the future. I asked my students what their favorite parts about the presentation were, here are a few answers: "Learning that Abraham and Isaac is a story that tells people that human sacrifice was not an ap-

propriate thing for ancient Jewish practice was really cool. I told my mom about it and we read it again that night. " Said Mr. Bell, "My favorite three-word response was, "It was lit." I was thrilled to be part of this pro-gram and hope to continue working with Thomas Dale High School.

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Welcome New Members!Andrew & Meredith Sisson

Stephen Frost

Ramona speaks to 9th grade Honors Social Studies students at Thomas Dale High School in Chester

Join Ruach (grades 2-5) for a

Sunday, December 11 | 1-2 pmarrive at 12:45 to get the full hour!

Jumpology 10087 Brook Rd, Glen Allen

$12/jumper parents, kids, &

siblings welcome to jump!RSVP to adrienne0818@gmail.com with

number of jumpers by Sun., Dec 4.

Cash ONLY. Parents must accompany child and sign waiver.

Hoppy Hanukkah!

An integral component of Beth-El’s innovative approach to Religious Edu-cation, Nesiyah Shabbaton bring families together to learn and experience Shabbat. The morning will begin with a family Shabbat song session, then move into learning groups led by Religious School teachers. Each Nesiyah session will focus on a different aspect of Shabbat that will deepen family connection to worship, practice and celebration.

These Saturdays2016 November 19 December 172017 January 21 March 18 May 6

Saturday, December 179:30am - 12:30pm • 3330 Grove Ave. Kiddush Room

NesiyahShabbatFamily Learning Program • Grades K-7

Temple Beth-El’s Brown Religious School presents

Men’s Club Matters Josh Cane, President Temple Beth-El Men's Club hopes you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family. In the spirit of thanks and giving, be sure to donate during our annual blood drive held on Sunday, Decem-ber 11, 8:30 am till noon at the Brown Religious School. Your donations will go to Virginia Blood Services. Contact Don Light to reserve your time at adlight@aol.com or 804-337-0563. And after donating, stay for our Men's Club Latke Party -- food, family, and fun 9 am-noon. Our meetings are open to all and are held the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm in the library of the Brown Religious School on Parham.

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Hanukkah Party!

Music by My Son the Doctorlatkesfood

gamescraftsprizes

cake walk

Israeli dancing sing-along

menorah museum*blood drive

....and more!

Sponsored in part by

Men’s Club • Sisterhood • Dorot Family Group

Sunday, December 11Brown Religious School 9 am - 12 pm

Parents attend with your child

What to bring:• A menorah to light • A small, new, unwrapped child’s gift for donation to JFS• $1 per cake walk

*Enter a special menorah with family story for the Menorah Muse-um (label with name and bring to school by Dec. 4)

Religious School Family

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An annual gift in addition to dues

Diamond $5,400

Platinum $1,000

Silver $500

Gold $750

Double Chai $3,600Dr. & Mrs. Michael Edelstein Mr. & Mrs. James Plotkin Mr. & Mrs. GD Rothenberg

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Sisisky

Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Baum Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Davis Mr. & Mrs. Marc Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Richard Linas Mr. & Mrs. David Ruby

Mrs. Betty Borton (OBM) Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Corn Mr. & Mrs. Harry Hirsch Mr. & Mrs. Neal Menkes Mrs. Sandra Sisisky Mr. Franklin Wolf & Mrs. Gini Blostein-Wolf

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Biegler Mr. & Mrs. Irving Blank Mr. & Mrs. Jack Cohen Dr. Rutledge Dennis Dr. & Mrs. Adam Falik Mrs. Helen Horwitz Mr. & Mrs. Jay Ipson Mr. Benjamin Lehman Dr. & Mrs. Steven Linas Mr. & Mrs. Milton Rubin Dr. & Mrs. Robert Siegel Mr. & Mrs. Martin Zinder

Mrs. Edith Glock Mrs. Karin Fine Cantor & Mrs. Errol Helfman Dr. Jerome Imburg Mrs. Doris Katz Rabbi & Mrs. Michael Knopf Mr. & Mrs. Joel Lewis Dr. & Mrs. Richard Lieb Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Lowenstein Mrs. Barbara Shocket Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Singer Mrs. Nancy Walter Dr. & Mrs. Mitchell WaskinMr. & Mrs. Roy Zeidman

2016 Patrons

Bronze $250

Sisterhood News Chris Greenberg, President Thanks to everyone who attended our October Cook’s Night Out and to those who helped prepare: Cathy Soffin, April Williams, Fran Broeder, Krista Fidlow, Arlene Slutzah, Laura Schachman, Susan Beller, Debbie Minden and Sara Waskin. We look forward to continuing the Cook’s Night Out tradition. Congratulations to the Casino Night committee for an awesome event! I was joined by a great group of ladies on November 20th to discuss Sisterhood pro-gramming and talk about what folks are looking for in the future from Sisterhood. We had representation from various ages and stages of life and had a wonderful discussion. I look forward to continuing this process. The group also shared their desire to network within the TBE community to have babysitting lists, and to provide support to those in our congregation who need it whether it be rides, meals, errands or other things.

Upcoming Sisterhood Events • Wednesday, February 15th at 10:00am at Grove – Sisterhood Game Day. Bring your friends and your game for a day of noshing, socializing and competition. • Sunday, February 26th, 10:30am at Parham - Speaker Breakfast, “Southern Jew-ish Culture and Heritage” with Dr. Claire Millhiser Rosenbaum. Come at 10:30am for breakfast followed by Claire’s presentation at 11:15 am.• Wednesday, March 22nd, 6:15pm at Parham – Cook’s Night Out. Come after Hebrew School for a meal prepared by Sisterhood. $5 per person or $15 per family. Menu to be determined.• Sunday, April 2nd, time and place to be determined – Sisterhood Donor.

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Adult EducationLearning with Lager with Rabbi Knopf One Monday every month; Dec. 12 7:30 p.m. Grove Ave. KR with Rabbi Knopf Beit Midrash (study and discussion) will focus on various aspects of this year's theme, L'taken Olam: Building a Better World, see ad below

Shabbat Guest Speaker Series One Saturday of every month; Dec. 17 10:00 a.m. Grove Ave. during Shabbat Services Join us as we learn from various guests who will speak about this year's theme, followed by a Kiddush with Q&A.

Hasidic Lunch & Learn 1st Wednesday of every month; Dec. 7 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. at Grove Ave. KR with Rabbi Knopf bring a dairy or vegetarian lunch

Read Hebrew America: Level 1 Hebrew Reading Remaining classes Dec. 6, 13, 20 7:30 p.m. at Grove Ave. KR with Dr. Gary Goldberg

Talmud Every Tuesday (except Jewish and secular holidays) 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. at Grove Ave. KR with Rabbi Creditor Emeritus

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liquid Adult Ed. Sessionswith a different localmicrobrew each month

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VMFA OutingSunrise, Sunset: A Jewish Approach

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Join your friends from The Bridge for dinner at the Jazz Cafe, followed by an opportunity to view the

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& a round table discussion with Rabbi Knopf about the Jewish approach to life & death

Group discount $12 per person More information on purchasing tickets

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Thank you to those who have already made a legacy commitment to Temple Beth-El

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Testimonial

Why I support the Temple Beth-El Legacy Program Over 3,000 years ago Hillel wrote “If not now-when?” and “If not me - who?” Almost 1500 years ago Rabbi Tarfon taught us that “It is our task to start the program even if others have to complete it.” Philanthropic giving has always been important to my family. In 1952, when my mother Hortense B. Wolf was struggling to support her family -- an incapacitated husband and 2 young children-- her deceased aunt left her a $5,000 inheritance. So what did mother do with the money? She set up a charitable fund with Richmond Jewish Federation. Today that fund annually makes a sizable contribution to the Richmond Jewish Welfare fund. So I know first-hand the importance of investing today for the needs of tomorrow. I was fortunate enough to have been born into the Temple Beth-El family in 1938 and I want to ensure the financial vitality of our beloved Beth-El for long into the future. Unfortunately for Beth-El, my three children live out of state and have interests of their own. By giving to the Temple Beth-El Life and Legacy Program, I feel comfortable in knowing that I have done my part in pro-viding for the future viability of Temple Beth-El.

Franklin Wolf

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SISTERHOOD FLORAL FUNDIda Round & Jacob Round by Sidney Round

Jerome Gordon by Anne Gordon

Hyman Clayman by Susan Clayman & Frank Starks

Harry Hoffman by Edythe Hoffman

Joseph Levine by Jay Levine

Sam Unowitz, Isadore Schwartz & Harold Schwartz by Eleanor & Rubin Unowitz

Nettie Imburg by Mildred Salsbury

Charles Melville Cooper by Teri Lynn Cooper

Herman Buckman by Wendy Jaffe

Wolf Shrensky & Eugene Glock by Edith Glock

Herbert Windmueller by Inge W. Horowitz

Seymour Nogi by Sandi Nogi

Jacob Ben Menashe by Richard Murad

Leon Grossman by Sid & Sally Sperberg

Caryl Putchat by Sandi Nogi

Ruby Price by Gail & John Jay Schwartz

Eleanor Sternfield by Linda S. Price

Leon Grossman by Frank Grossman

Samuel Kravitz by Jean Greenberg

SISTERHOOD STAINED GLASS WINDOW CARDS

REMEMBRANCE

Brother of Marvin Grove Judy Petock

Brother of Diane Masters Marcia November

Sylvia Grandis, Mother of Elaine Peck Marcia November

Father of Carol Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Joey Clayman

Husband of Evie Brauer Mr. & Mrs. Sherman Lubman

Al Opengart Mr. & Mrs. Alan Colker Mr. & Mrs. John Jay Schwartz

Harris Griff, Father and Grandfather of Linda & Mi-chael Griff & Debra & Ron Kaplan (PA) Patricia & John Guinn, Nancy Walter

BIRTHS

Granddaughter, Alexa Somers of Mr. & Mrs. Neil Malakoff from Judy Petock

Grandson of Debbie Minden & Dr. Gary Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Ben Lewis

HONORS

Rita Ruby, Kallah Torah Marcia November Mr. & Mrs. Joey Clayman Dr. & Mrs. Robert Siegel Hattie Shocket Rebecca Kalman Winston Mr. & Mrs. Ben Lewis

Fran Broeder, Kallah Bereshith Dr. & Mrs. Robert Siegel Rebecca Kalman Winston Hattie Shocket

Rick Genter, Hatan Maftir Dr. & Mrs. Robert Siegel Rebecca Kalman Winston

ANNIVERSARY

60th of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Weinberg Judy Petock

BIRTHDAY

Special Birthday of Barbara Shocket Mr. & Mrs. Alan Colker

Order your Sisterhood Cards from:Mrs. Mary Messler (804) 270-7298 Mrs. Gail Schwartz (804) 741-2999 tooth25fairy@gmail.com Mrs. Nancy Walter (804) 273-9136

LET LIFE TRIUMPH

REMEMBRANCE

Al Opengart, Grandfather of Jessica Zinder

from Havurah Group Lucky #13

BOOK OF LIFE

SPECIAL

Engagement of Stacey Nisenson, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. David Nisenson

Kiddush & Pre-Neg SponsorshipsDo you have a birthday, anniversary or social event coming up? Celebrate with a Kiddush or Pre-Neg! Your sponsorship will be announced in the Shabbat handout, the Good Shabbos email news, and the Temple Bulletin. For prices please contact Faith Kallman: F.Kallman@BethelRichmond.org 804-355-3564 ext. 104

December 10 - Kiddush sponsored by the Imburg Family in honor of Xavier Beverly, Temple Beth-El's newest mem-ber, for his untiring work as the head chef for The Giving Heart Community Thanksgiving Feast

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TRIBUTES Unrestricted funds in support of Temple Beth-El

IN HONOR OFJay and Elly Ipson For your generosity and friendship ~ Neal and Joan Menkes

Joey Clayman The Arnowitz Family

Mark Sisisky Louis and Ellen Renee Adams

Bette Anne and Michael SoffinWedding Anniversary ~ Esta Kornstein

Barbara Shocket Birthday ~ Esta Kornstein

Fred and Margaret Weinberg, 60th Wedding Anniversary Michael and Betty Anne Soffin

CONDOLENCESBarbara Vitsky Anchell Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Meyer and Sara Vitsky. She is survived by her husband, Owen; son, Jeff and his wife, Kelly; step-son, Scott Anchell; grandchildren, Alex, Jennifer, Asher and Savanna Anchell; brother, Brian Vitsky and his wife, Barbara; nephew, Jonathan; nieces, Allison, Pam and Erica; and other loving family and friends.

Harris Morton Griff Harris is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Joan Rothenberg Griff; children, Michael Griff and his wife, our congregant, Linda Griff, Daniel Griff and his wife, Beth and Debra Kaplan and her hus-band, Ronald; six grandchildren, Joshua, Andrea and Clara Griff, Brooke Reap (Chip), Melody and Stefanie Kaplan; his siblings, Sylvia Kagan, Sam-uel Griff and Carol Simensky (Jack); and many other loving family members and friends.

Gladys Nusenko Gladys is survived by her daughter, our con-gregants, Gail Grandis (Stuart); her granddaugh-ter, Roxanne Grandis-McConnell (Marcus); and her great-grandson, Gideon.

Al Opengart Al is survived by the mother of his children, Arlene Opengart; son, Kenneth Opengart (Rose); daughter, and our congregants, Lynn O. Zinder (Marty); grandchildren, our congregants, Jessica Lynn (Brian) and Melissa Zinder; Zachary, Juliana and Aliya Opengart; great-granddaughter, Char-lotte Lynn and other loving family and friends.

Gladys Tatarsky Gladys was the daughter of the late Philip and Goldie Passamaneck Tatarsky. She is survived by her sister, Doris Abraham (Bob); her niece, Karen Snyder (Bill); her nephews, David Abra-ham (Mary), Michael Abraham (Jane) and Rick Abraham; as well as her cousin, Karen Grossman Molzhon.

IN MEMORY OFBarbara Vitsky Anchell Larry and Frances Goldman

Marc Arenstein Victor and Dale Moes

Sylvia Grandis Howard and Susan Spielberg

Harris Griff Larry and Frances Goldman

Carl Hurwitz Victor and Dale Moes

Gladys Nusenko Jay and Elly Ipson Franklin Wolf and Gini Blostein-Wolf Harold and Inge Horowitz Rev. & Mrs. Theodore H. McConnell and Mr. Andrew P. McConnell and Dr. Jenny de La Hoz Sue Harowitz Mark and Susan Sisisky Larry and Frances Goldman

Al Opengart Susan Opengart Alvin and Weene Lehman Mickey and Stan Corn Dianna Anderson Mark Pennington and Marsha Feldstein Anita Kozakewicz Pattie Dana and Rich Pfeffer, Faith Dashewski, Joyce Hodges, Carolyn Jeter, Jane Melgard and Betty Sullivan Nancy Benton Arlyn Webber, Adrienne and Joe Fisher Susan Holt Mitchell and Ellen Zinder Amy and Doug Doty Larry and Frances Goldman

Tobias Rothenberg Mark and Susan Sisisky

Gladys Tatarsky Harold and Inge Horowitz Larry and Frances Goldman

Victor Zinder Martin and Lynn Zinder

OBSERVANCE OF YAHRZEITCelia Berkman Harold and Bernice Lipson Katz

Allan Cohen Jack and Bari Cohen

Charles Cooper Teri Cooper

Morris Feibelman Joan and Menkes

Morris Greenspoon, Al Greenspoon, Carl Padow and George Padow Gerald Greenspoon

Edna Ipson Jay and Elly Ipson

Irving Lester Levin Husband and father ~ Edith G. Levin and Paul D. Levin

Allen London Sally London

Sol Petock Susie and Phil Cantor

Gerald Plotkin Eric Plotkin

Shirley Plotkin James and Gail Plotkin

Caryl Putchat Sandi Nogi

Meyer Salsbury Mildred Salsbury

Jerome Henry Scherr Howard and Susan Spielberg

Annie Wolf Franklin Wolf and Gini Blostein-Wolf

THANK YOUDear Ben, Rabbi Knopf, and the Board of Temple Beth-El, I wanted to thank Rabbi Knopf and Hazzan Turk for supporting us through our family’s recent loss of my mother, Gladys Nusenko. Rabbi Knopf was a comforting presence to my mother and to us, visiting her at Beth Shalom Gardens and speaking eloquently about her at her service. Hazzan Turk was also comforting to us, and we greatly appreciated her participation. Linda Price did an excellent job leading minyan for us, and we were appreciative of her presence. My mother was a member of Temple Beth-El since 1994, and she always loved the synagogue, as well as Rabbi Creditor.

-with appreciation, Gail Grandis & family

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TRIBUTES Temple Beth-El Funds

THE MARGIE AND JAKE CLAYMAN WEL-COMING FUNDIN HONOR OFRita Ruby Kallah Torah ~ Susan Clayman and Frank Starks

IN MEMORY OFGladys Nusenko Pat Janner

OBSERVANCE OF YAHRZEITIrving Janner, Stan Morris, Abra-ham Jack Orenstein Pat Janner

HORWITZ-PERLIN WELCOMING FUNDOBSERVANCE OF YAHRZEITNat Horwitz Helen Horwitz

Mildred Perlin Helen Horwitz and Barbara Lowenstein

LILY AND LOUIS FRANKEL FUNDIN MEMORY OFSylvia Grandis Victor and Dale Moes

OBSERVANCE OF YAHRZEITLily Barer Frankel Victor and Dale Moes

HANNAH AND PHILLIP KITTENPLAN YOUTH FUNDIN MEMORY OFGladys Nusenko The Evans Sisters, Nancy, Sandy, Linda and their families

THE ABRAMSON-ELSNER-MEY-ER-ROSENBLOOM-SPORN-TATARSKYPLAYPEN PALS BABYSITTING FUND

IN MEMORY OFGladys Tatarsky Jena Sager

OBSERVANCE OF YAHRZEITErnestine Rosenbloom Jena Sager

Libbie Steinberg Ephraim “Ed” Steinberg

KALMAN LIBRARY FUNDIN HONOR OFHazzan Marian Beautiful Simchat Torah Services ~ Willa Kalman

Simchat Torah Honorees Fran Broeder, Rita Ruby and Rick Genter Willa Kalman

Margaret and Fred Weinberg 60th Wedding Anniversary ~ Willa Kalman

SIDDUR LEV SHALEMIN HONOR OFFred and Margaret Weinberg, 60th Wedding Anniversary Rita Stein, Betty Anne and Michael Soffin, Reggie Levet and Charles Kalman

Paul and Norma Fiedler Lucy Frazier

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Gladys Nusenko Mary and Bob Siegel

Alfred Opengart Sonny Zinder

RITUAL OBJECTS FUNDIN HONOR OFRabbi Gary Creditor Happy Birthday! ~ Ann and Peter Goodman

IN MEMORY OFGladys Nusenko Ann and Peter Goodman

SIEGEL TORAH FUNDOBSERVANCE OF YAHRZEITManny Max Schwartz Father and grandfather ~ Gail and John Jay Schwartz & Family

CAPITAL FUNDIN HONOR OFTemple Beth-El The Roukin Family

December WeddingAnniversaries

Michael & Nicole AkyeampongEdwen and Lori Belza

Ernest and Minh BernsteinTheodore and JoAnn BrennerAllan and Frona Buffenstein

Alan and Lynn KatzRichard and Allyn Linas

Edward and Mary MollenRichard and Ellen November

Howard and Linda PriceRonald and Phyllis Rubinstein

Mark and Susan SisiskyS. Todd and Kate WeinbergRoy and Barbara Zeidman

December BirthdaysJanet AbrahamSamuel Abrash

Nicole AkyeampongJennifer BandasRamona Brand

David BeckElliott BenderJan BerkowitzIrving Blank

Gini Blostein-WolfSteve Cantor

Herbert ClaymanMicah CohenDennis Cohen

Michaela ColemanRebecca Falik

Adam FalikLaila Chana Feldman

Navah Daniella FeldmanSamantha Felmus

Maya FishmanMelvin Fratkin

Benjamin Jacob FreedShira FuttermanRobert GoldbergJohn Goodman

Jonathan GoodmanJoyce Gordon

Jarrett GouldinMichael Gross

Jordan Leigh GrossAsher Lewis Gross

Errol HelfmanGrace Hessberg

Harry HirschRichard HorwitzJerome Imburg

Adele KarpDavid KarpLynn Katz

Sophia Anna KatzJamie Katz

Lynn KesslerSusan Kornstein

Barry KriegJay Levin

Risa LevineMichael Lewis

Pearl LiebHenri Maizels

Christopher MollenMichael MollenJennifer MollenSteven Moore

Jennifer MorganLori Pasternak

Maxwell Reid PlotkinHoward Price

Walter RabhanJoshua Rabinowitz

Marilyn RadowHannah Rosman

Susan RothenbergMilton Rubin

Marguerite RubyLaura SchachmanRachael SchaierEric Schenkein

Mary SiegelJoyce Slater

Wendy SolomonWilliam SpornSandra Sroka

Zachary TernerBenjamin TernerAndrea WaltnerAllison Weber

Rosanne WilsonBarry WilsonMichael Wise

Meghan WrightLisa Zasler

Halina Zimm

December 2016 Page 13

Y ahrzeits DecemberDECEMBER 1 | 1 KISLEVLena KatzSamuel Larry LevineNathan MeyerAbraham M. BoginRobert D. LapkinRose M. Bloom

DECEMBER 2 | 2 KISLEVFlorence SiegelMarcella WeitzenhoferBertha Lasky GoldbergIsadore FishmanLena M. HorwitzMargaret Genter Cain

DECEMBER 3 | 3 KISLEVJoseph RudlinHarold FreemanIris Wasserman Smith

DECEMBER 4 | 4 KISLEVPearl DavidsonGilbert KatzMorris Jacob DranoffRae Lipsitz JacobsIda J. Cohen SteinerRose ShrenskyElliot LewisNorman StrumLillian Nerden

DECEMBER 5 | 5 KISLEVWerner H. LuebkeMorris SilversteinNathan GellerIda H. EdisonSarah KittenplanMorris Kruger

DECEMBER 6 | 6 KISLEVJeannette SorensonFlorence LevinEsther KarpTerri Schuman HirschMorton N. GoldmanDavid H. "Bud" BlochLubah Peck RubenGerald Gene PlotkinLudwig "Lou" Weissbecker

DECEMBER 7 |7 KISLEV Robert Paul GoodmanWalter Eisenberg

DECEMBER 8 | 8 KISLEV Paul RosenbergJean Katz Sporn ScherrMollie D. RothenbergMinna L. PollackRose PottsLillian Edwards

DECEMBER 9 | 9 KISLEVMarvin JanusKalman SchwarzRose NazdinJean Ershler HarrisSuzanne Rosenbloom LevetClara GrunwaldRose Greenberg

DECEMBER 10 | 10 KISLEV Jerome ImburgHarry HorwitzCelia S. StilesMuriel SandlerSarah AgressYetta Marko RubinWilliam Markowitz

DECEMBER 11 | 11 KISLEV Isaac WatskeyBetty S. SilverLouise Bloom WeissSelma BergerAnne SternHilda S. Goodstein

DECEMBER 12 | 12 KISLEV Bennie PerlinJoseph PetersielHarriet Kravitz KatzIda BrennerJacob SlutzahMartin SeidmanRose Zalesky

DECEMBER 13 | 13 KISLEV Vivian MuradIsrael TabakinNancy LessansLeah C. WeisbergerYetta PadowAnn Gertrude RubinEdith Rae MaritzerAnn Field

DECEMBER 14 | 14 KISLEV Celie LubmanBradford Benson Specter

DECEMBER 15 | 15 KISLEV Shirley Perlin LesserNorman N. CantorMorris WolfsonJack RosenbloomDECEMBER 16 | 16 KISLEV Diane NoraasGloria GreenbergMarcus Susan Petrochko

DECEMBER 17 | 17 KISLEV Ruth Lillian RosenbergAaron Meyer MillerEstelle G. CohnCelia Jacobson WattsRonald Davidson ShocketMichael Morenfeld

DECEMBER 18 | 18 KISLEV Rachel ScherrJacob ClaymanIsadore Brown

DECEMBER 19 | 19 KISLEV Philip YeciesRose BratmanLouis LinasJ. Nathan BrownGertrude Mautner SchwabMorris Joseph Liberman

DECEMBER 20 | 20 KISLEV Estelle HoneymanMoses MillerStanley Seymoure LinasMildred Cohn PerlinDinah Grossman WolfeLena ArtisDavid SperbergGoldie AdelanskiHenny Lisa Greenebaum

DECEMBER 21 | 21 KISLEV Richard BortonHyman KootnerRichard StahlRhoda MintzerIsabelle SteinmanKittie MarkowitzHarriet "Honey" FeldsteinRoberta "Bobbie" M. Berger

DECEMBER 22 | 22 KISLEV William SnukalsMelvin A. KarpJordan PressnerJoseph GoldbergDolly Light ReingoldLouis LadinMaydowa GreenbergBetty WattsMorris I. Friedman

DECEMBER 23 | 23 KISLEV Freda PlotkinLillian Saportas HurowitzCelia Watts JacobsonMarshall LowensteinDavid ArensteinA. Abba GoldmanPauline MarderRose Avner SilverEdmund Silverman

DECEMBER 24 | 24 KISLEV Mendel RosenbergSeymour RosenDorothy ZuckermanMargaret Lotte HirschMorris RommMary Ann LadinArthur KahnSophie Deutsch

DECEMBER 25 | 25 KISLEV Albert Nathaniel PennMartin GoldLeonard OscarMorris BratmanLouis H. MessingerCharles Harowitz

DECEMBER 26 | 26 KISLEVSarah KaplanJulius J. SnyderAnnie PlotnickLeon N. HoffmanSadie BernsteinBessie LickerSidney Marvin WassermanGregory Clayman

DECEMBER 27 | 27 KISLEVSidney H. SlavinMollye G. BrownRhona JacobsIsrael A. Goldstein

DECEMBER 28 | 28 KISLEVNorman StevensJoseph SharoveCharles NewburgBernice Reichman KesslerNorman E. StevensHannah K. CohenBen Bernstein

DECEMBER 29 | 29 KISLEVMaurice NovickSamuel GordonIsidor PaskowSamuel ArotskyJoseph KrapinAlice F. GoldmanSolomon MishnerYetta Bella HarfeldHarold HenchJoseph MeyersJoseph ChernackHelen Kocen DranoffIsidor RubinHyman Levin

DECEMBER 30 | 1 TEVETEstelle Cohen LipsitzSarah RadowAaron D. LapkinPhilip FriedenbergMelvin WeinsteinIsadore "E" R. LevetBessie Lee AbramsArnold KornsteinN. Harry NordinNathan GoldfarbGerda G. BrandeisJosephine Elsner AdamsAbner B. Stiebel

DECEMBER 31 | 2 TEVETEdythe Rosenberg SiegelAaron L. SchwitzerFannie Sperberg

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Calendar is subject to change. For the most up-to-date calendar, alw

ays refer to the online version at

bethelrichmond.org/cal.php

Temple Beth-El

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ber 2016Printed Nov 30, 2016 10:03am

SundayM

ondayTuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Saturday

1 1 KislevRosh Chodesh KislevM

orning Minyan 6:45a

2 2 KislevCandle Lighting 4:34p

Erev Shabbat Service 6:00pKirtan Rabbi w

eekend 6:00p

3 3 Kislev ToldotAnniversary Blessing 10:00aYom

Shabbat Service 10:00aTot Shabbat 11:15a

Havdalah 5:42pKirtan Rabbi Concert 7:30p

4 4 KislevM

orning Minyan 9:00a

School 9:00aConfirm

ation 9:30aBET Regular M

eeting at Panera11:00a

Kadima Bow

ling @ Bow

lAm

erica Short Pump 12:30p

5 5 KislevM

orning Minyan 7:00a

Evening Minyan 5:45p

Evening with Rabbi Arie Hasit

7:30p

6 6 KislevTalm

ud Class 12:15pSisterhood M

eeting 5:30pEvening M

inyan 5:45pHebrew

Crash Course 7:30p

7 7 KislevHasidic Lunch & Learn 12:00p

School 4:15pEvening M

inyan 5:45pM

en's Club Mtg 7:30p

8 8 KislevM

orning Minyan 7:00a

Evening Minyan 5:45p

Board of Govs. Mtg 7:30p

9 9 KislevCandle Lighting 4:34p

Erev Shabbat Service 6:00p

10 10 Kislev VayetzeiM

arom Shabbat 10:00a

Kiddush spons. by the Imburg

Family 12:30p

Comm

unity Singing Circle4:00p

Havdalah 5:42p

11 11 KislevBlood Dr/Latke Party 8:30a

Morning M

inyan 9:00aSchool/Pre-K 9:00a

Ruach - Hoppy-Hanukkah - funat Jum

pology 12:45pRock Clim

bing with TBE High

School Youth Group 2:00p

12 12 KislevM

orning Minyan 7:00a

Evening Minyan 5:45p

Learning with Lager 7:30p

13 13 KislevTalm

ud Class 12:15pEvening M

inyan 5:45pHebrew

Crash Course 7:30p

14 14 KislevSchool 4:15p

Evening Minyan 5:45p

15 15 KislevM

orning Minyan 7:00a

Evening Minyan 5:45p

The Bridge: VMFA dinner,

exhibit, and discussion 6:30p

16 16 KislevHavurah Host Shabbat Dinners

Candle Lighting 4:35pErev Shabbat Service 6:00p

17 17 Kislev VayishlachFam

ily Learning Program for

6th grade 9:30aNesiyah Shabbat 9:30a

Yom Shabbat Service 10:00a

Adult Education Guest Speaker10:00a

Kiddush Q&A 12:30pHavdalah 5:44p

18 18 KislevM

orning Minyan 9:00a

19 19 KislevM

orning Minyan 7:00a

Evening Minyan 5:45p

20 20 KislevTalm

ud Class 12:15pEvening M

inyan 5:45pHebrew

Crash Course 7:30p

21 21 KislevEvening M

inyan 5:45pSchool Board M

tg. 7:30p

22 22 KislevM

orning Minyan 7:00a

Evening Minyan 5:45p

23 23 KislevCandle Lighting 4:39p

Neshama Service 6:00p

24 24 Kislev VayeshevErev Chanukah

Shabbat Mevarchim

Yom Shabbat Service 10:00a

Havdalah 5:47p

25 25 KislevChanukahSATO M

itzvah DayChristm

as DayM

orning Minyan 9:00a

26 26 KislevChanukahOffi

ces ClosedM

orning Minyan 6:45a

27 27 KislevChanukahTalm

ud Class 12:15pEvening M

inyan 5:45pPersonnel Com

m M

tg 7:30p

28 28 KislevChanukahEvening M

inyan 5:45pRitual Com

m M

tg 7:30p

29 29 KislevChanukahM

orning Minyan 6:45a

30 1 TevetChanukahRosh Chodesh TevetCandle Lighting 4:43p

Erev Shabbat Service 6:00p

31 2 Tevet Miketz

ChanukahBirthday Blessing 10:00a

Yom Shabbat Service 10:00a

Havdalah 5:52p

December 2016 Page 15

WELCOMING FUNDS Both of these funds provide economic assistance to prospective members or members who cannot afford Temple dues or activities

Horwitz-Perlin Welcoming FundMargie & Jake Clayman Welcoming Fund

STUDENT FUNDS for events, Camps, Reli-gious School activities, travel to Israel, or other needs

Beller-Jackson College Mother Fund Send holiday packages to College students twice a year

Celia Brown Fund Aids youth activities at Jewish camps such as Ramah and furthers Jewish education for the children of Beth-El members

Hannah & Philip Kittenplan Fund For students of TBE Religious school for summer study or religious enhancement programs, or for Beth-El graduates for Jewish Theological Seminary study. Includes support for Jewish camps, trips to Israel, etc.

Margaret & Kurt Hirsch, MD Student Education Fund Provides funds for students of Brown Religious School for activities designed to strengthen their Jewish education

Robert G. & Mildred Meyer Eskeles Religious Edu. Fund Provides support for religious educ. at Beth-El

Stanley J. & Sidney S. Schapiro Education Fund Benefits individuals for educational purposes, tuition grants, travel, organizational activities

Cantor Morris & Helen Okun Youth Music Scholarship Fund Assists children of Temple Beth-El members in developing their musical talent

Mary & Alex Cohen Education Fund Provides teacher training for Temple Beth-El’s Religious School including in-service training, attendance at CAJE, class-es for teachers to enhance religious school program-ming, and similar training opportunities

Charlotte Sobel Licker Memorial Scholarship Subsidizes+ travel to Israel for a full-time college student who is currently attending school and has satisfactorily completed one college year

Susan & Mark Sisisky Summer in Israel Scholarship Fund Provides funds for a confirmand whose parents are Temple Beth-El members with an interest in Judaism and a desire to learn

New School Fund For capital repairs and improve-ments for Parham Road Religious School building

LEGACY FUND Non-restricted funds to sup-port TBE operations annually

Lily & Louis Frankel Fund Lillian & Dr. Louis Perlin Fund by Joan Ruby

ADULT EDUCATION FUNDSSarah & Meyer Vitsky Memorial Lecture Series Fund To promote Adult Education through lectures, activities, etc.

Susan Marks Cohen Memorial Fund A perpetual endowment for the benefit of Temple Beth-El Libraries. To support all Beth-El libraries, including but not limited to the purchase, housing and maintenance of all forms of printed and other educa-tional materials, to benefit the congregation

DESIGNATED FUNDSArk Fund To maintain or replace ark curtains

Kalman Library Fund To support purchases of books, media, etc. for all Temple Beth-El libraries

PlayPen Pals Fund Provides care & equipment for infants & toddlers during all services

Prayer Book Fund Replenishes all types of prayer books used at Temple Beth-El.

Rabbinic Book Fund To acquire Jewish related books and texts for use by the Rabbi

Senior Services Fund Facilitates programs for our seniors including transportation to synagogue events, programs and the purchase of special materials for programs.

Siegel Torah Fund To maintain, repair and pur-chase all Torahs and ritual objects owned by Temple Beth-El

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Hanukkah oh Hanukkah!The first night of Hanukkah is December 24, and the Myra B. Danzing Gift Shop on Parham has what you need! Gift Wrap, Gift

Bags, Paper Plates, Napkins, Tablecloths, Dreidels, Candles, Menorahs and Flags are ready for you to purchase.

Have a Wedding, Bar or Bat Mitzvah coming up? We can order your Kippahs for these events with some notice.

Our Sisterhood Gift Shop in the Windows of the Social Hall at Grove Ave. has Judaica for you to purchase. All Items can be purchased by going to the Temple office during regular business hours.

No purchases on Shabbat or Religious Holidays.

All purchases from our Gift Shops support the Religious School and Sisterhood.

Questions? Contact Arlene Slutzah, Gift Shop Chair

804-747-0765

arlene4907@gmail.com